License-plate holder



W. JOHNS.

-LICENSE PLATE HOLDER. APPLICATION man DEC. 7, 1920.

Patented" oet. 17,@ 192521,.

Y INVENTOR. l W. dans ATTORNEY.

'WELLIAM JOHNS, @1T PASSAZC. NEVI LICENSE-PLATE HLDER.

Application i'led 'Becember 7, 1929.

To all whom may concern:

Ee it irnown that l, lfltTiLLiAr/r JOHNS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Passaic, in the county o' Passaic and State ot New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in License-hlateldolders and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appeitains to i Ialre and use the same.

This invention relates to a license plate older adapted to be used upon an autoiobile lamp and it consists in the novel feaires hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide ineans upon the body of the lamp Jfor retaining a license plate in a mannerthat the plate may be readily observed in the daytime and when the lamp is not lighted and the plate may be clearly observed at night and when the lamp is lighted.

' `With the above object in view the license plate holder comprises a lamp body provided at appropriate edges with one inturned flange and three outwardly disposed flanges, the outwardly disposed lianges having returnedbend ortions adapted to receive-the plate. lug is mounted upon the top side of the body 'and is provided with an opening and the plate is provided with an opening. rllhese openings are adapted toregister with each other when the plate is in position upon the body, and the bail of a lock may beturned through the registering openingswhereby the plate is secured in position in the body of the lamp. The body of the lamp may be illuminated by an electric bulb or a series of electric bulbs v Figure l is a side elevation of the license plate holder.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 oi' Figure l,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line- Bv-B of Figure The license plate holder comprises a body l which is preferably rectangular in forml and made of sheet metal. rlihe qbody l is open at one side and provided at one of its longitudinal edges with an inturned flange 2. The body l is provided along the remaining three edges at the open sides thereof with outwardly disposed flanges 3, each having a returned bend portion li. rlllhe body l is provided upon its top side and at a point midway between its ends with an upstanding lug 5, the outer surface of which is substantially flush with the outer surface of the flange 2. The lug 5 is provided with. an opening 6. 'llhelicens'e plate Z is provided with a series ot characters ot nurn-l bers 8 out therein and which serve 'to identity the plate` rilChe plate 7 is providedl at its upper edge with an angularly disJ posed flange 9 which is adapted to tit against the upper surface of the top of the body l When-the edge portions of the' .plate 7 are received between the returned'bend portion 4C and the body portions oi? the anges 3. .The plate 7 is provided at its upper edge, with an upstanding lug l() having an open-. ing 1l and the opening 1l is: adapted to register withthe opening 6 in the lug 5 when the plate 7 is inserted in position at the open side of the body l. An electric bulb l2 is mounted within the body l and is connected by means ot wires 13 with batteries 14, there being a suitable switch 15 connected with the wires that connect the batteries and the bulb and which may bev closed, it illuminates the bulb.

The plate is provided with openings which 'form the characters 8 and the identification of the number plate and the machine to which it is applied may be established'.

When the`plate is in position in the returned bend portions d of the anges 3 the flange 9 of the plate overlaps the edge portion of the top side of the body l and prevents moisture from entering the interior ofthe body. y

At the end of the yearl and when the license under which the number plate is issued has expired the plate may be removed from the body and new plate substituted in its stead.

From the foregoing description takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawing it will be` seen that a. number plate holder of simple and durable structure is provided and that the saine vmay be conveniently used for displaying the plate to establish the identification thereorn and the machine to which it is applied and the plate holder may also serve as a light signal and used as such upon the automobile. t

Having,` described the invention what is claimed is:

A sign plate7 a mounting therefor, said plate and mounting having means offset at the top thereof and provided with apertures to receive a fastening means, and said plate yhaving a flange disposed on opposite sides of said means to suspend it from the top of 10 tliemounting 'to insure registration of the apertures and to reduce rattling. d

1n testimony whereof l ax my signature n presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM JOHNS.

Witnesses:

JOHN H MCGUIRE, CHARLS MCGOWAN. 

